Patents by Inventor Leone CONTENTO

Leone CONTENTO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11179993
    Abstract: Cabin air treatment apparatus for an agricultural machine, comprising at least an external air inlet, a filtration system, an HVAC system, and a cabin air supply outlet. The apparatus further comprises a hermetically closed box inside which the HVAC system is housed, the box having a levelling opening for placing the box into communication with a cabin of the agricultural machine to level a pressure inside the box with a pressure inside the cabin. The filtration system comprises a filter for effecting a filtration of at least one among dust, aerosols and vapours, arranged at an external air inlet formed on the box, and an air inlet duct arranged downstream of the filter and provided with a selecting valve having a first outlet connected to the HVAC system, and a second outlet connected to a fan of a condensation system, through a cleaning duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO THERMAL SYSTEMS S.P.A.
    Inventors: Massimo Davter, Leone Contento
  • Patent number: 11148502
    Abstract: A roof assembly for a vehicle cabin, particularly for the cabin of an agricultural machine, comprising a housing of plastic material and an air conditioning unit housed within the housing, and at least one air inlet fluidically connected to the air conditioning unit and arranged at a periphery of the housing, and a filter arranged downstream of the air inlet. An air inlet shield is arranged at the air inlet, said air inlet shield being mounted to the periphery of the housing and sealingly mounted to the air inlet, the air inlet shield comprising a pair of shaped plates of plastic material, peripherally welded to each other, between which a chamber fluidically communicating with the filter and with the outside of the roof assembly is defined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Denso Thermal Systems S.P. A.
    Inventors: Massimo Davter, Leone Contento
  • Patent number: 10427490
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a rooftop air conditioning unit for a bus or other vehicle. The air conditioning unit includes a frame, a condenser section mounted on the frame and a HVAC section mounted on the frame. The condenser section is positioned along a central longitudinal axis of the air conditioning unit, and the HVAC section is positioned in a distributed way on the two opposite sides of the condenser section and comprises at least one pair of HVAC modules, each of which includes a box-shaped base of plastic material mounted on the frame, inside which a respective blower, evaporator and heater are mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignees: DENSO THERMAL SYSTEMS S.P.A., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Leone Contento, Massimo Di Tonno, Tsutomu Makino, Eiji Oguri, Tosiaki Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20190092120
    Abstract: A roof assembly for a vehicle cabin, particularly for the cabin of an agricultural machine, comprising a housing of plastic material and an air conditioning unit housed within the housing, and at least one air inlet fluidically connected to the air conditioning unit and arranged at a periphery of the housing, and a filter arranged downstream of the air inlet. An air inlet shield is arranged at the air inlet, said air inlet shield being mounted to the periphery of the housing and sealingly mounted to the air inlet, the air inlet shield comprising a pair of shaped plates of plastic material, peripherally welded to each other, between which a chamber fluidically communicating with the filter and with the outside of the roof assembly is defined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Massimo DAVTER, Leone CONTENTO
  • Publication number: 20180043746
    Abstract: Cabin air treatment apparatus for an agricultural machine, comprising at least an external air inlet, a filtration system, an HVAC system, and a cabin air supply outlet. The apparatus further comprises a hermetically closed box inside which the HVAC system is housed, the box having a levelling opening for placing the box into communication with a cabin of the agricultural machine to level a pressure inside the box with a pressure inside the cabin. The filtration system comprises a filter for effecting a filtration of at least one among dust, aerosols and vapours, arranged at an external air inlet formed on the box, and an air inlet duct arranged downstream of the filter and provided with a selecting valve having a first outlet connected to the HVAC system, and a second outlet connected to a fan of a condensation system, through a cleaning duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Massimo DAVTER, Leone CONTENTO
  • Publication number: 20150202942
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a rooftop air conditioning unit for a bus or other vehicle. The air conditioning unit includes a frame, a condenser section mounted on the frame and a HVAC section mounted on the frame. The condenser section is positioned along a central longitudinal axis of the air conditioning unit, and the HVAC section is positioned in a distributed way on the two opposite sides of the condenser section and comprises at least one pair of HVAC modules, each of which includes a box-shaped base of plastic material mounted on the frame, inside which a respective blower, evaporator and heater are mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Leone CONTENTO, Massimo DI TONNO, Tsutomu MAKINO, Eiji OGURI, Tosiaki OKAMOTO